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Barbie's Back

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The History of the Toy Barby

The chances of a real woman having barby's proportion were one in a hundred thousand. A study concluded that girls who play with barbys tend to think more about their weight than other girls. The company launched christie, a doll resembling a black teen ager back in 19 68,. It had its first racially diverse barby line in 19 80.

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